Veteran Field GuideVA benefits, made clear

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Veteran Field GuideVA benefits, made clear
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Records & Admin

Get your DD-214, request records and medals, upgrade a discharge, and manage your VA.gov account.

Military Records

Get your DD-214 and service records.

milConnect

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DD-214

Download your DD-214 and manage DEERS, ID cards, and benefits info online.

National Archives (eVetRecs)

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Records

Request military service records and your Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).

Replace Medals & Awards

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Medals

Request replacement medals, decorations, and awards you earned.

Corrections & Upgrades

Fix your record or upgrade a discharge.

Discharge Upgrade

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Discharge

Step-by-step VA tool to apply for a discharge upgrade or character-of-service change.

Accounts & Letters

Manage your VA.gov access and official benefit letters.

Create / manage a VA.gov account

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Account

Set up Login.gov or ID.me to access your VA benefits and health tools.

Download VA Benefit Letters

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Letters

Get your Benefit Summary, civil service preference, and disability letters.

Official government services — never pay a third party for records you can request for free.